Wire tong support



Nov. 7, 1939. E J. DE RIGHT El AL WIRE TONG SUPPORT Filed Febv 8, 1937 Y a: Pm n7 z A W a, M

Patented Nov. 7, 1939 p Winn TUNG sprron'r Elon J. Be Right, Kansas City, and Melvin Tipsord, St. Louis, Mo., assignors to James Kearney Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application February 8, 1937, Serial No. 124,574

Claims. (01. 248-226) This invention relates generally to wire tong of the base element gives to said base element an supports, and more specifically to tong supportangular shape which corresponds to the crossing devices adapted particularly for use in atsectional shape of the tower leg A as shown taching wire tongs to steel towers of the type clearly in Fig. 3.

t employed for supporting overhead electrical con- The base element l is provided with a pair "5 ductors, the predominant object of the invention of bolt sockets t whose openings extend parallel being to provide an improved wire tong support with respect to the plate portion 2, and said of this type which is of such simple construcbase element is provided with a second pair of tion that it may be conveniently attached to or bolt sockets 5 whose openings extend parallel iii detached from a tower is capable, when so with respect to the spaced portions 53 of the attached to a tower, of performing its intended base element. Arranged in the bolt sockets i function in a highly efficient manner. are bolts 6 and arranged in the bolt sockets 55 Fig. l is a fragmentary elevation showing a are bolts i, each of said bolts being provided pair of the iinprovedwire tong supporting dewith a hook-shaped outer end and having a it vices attached to a portion of a tower with wire screwthreaded opposite end portion which re- '5 tongs associated therewith. ceives a nut 15. I Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of In order to secure the base element to the towone of the improved supporting devices showing er leg A the plate portion 5 and the spaced same attached to a fragment of a tower. portions 3 thereof are arranged in assembled an Fig. 3 is a section taken on line t-3 of Fig. 2 relation with respect to said tower leg. The 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. hook-shaped ends of the bolts are caused to Fig. a is a perspective of a portion of the im engage the outer edges of the angular extensions proved wire tong support. of the tower leg as shown in Fig. 3 after which i sition at the lower end of the string of insulators vided with raised angular corner extensions iii In the drawing, wherein is shown for the purthe nuts 8 on the bolts are rotated in a direction as pose of illustration, merely, one embodiment of to cause the hook-shaped ends of the bolts to 2 the invention,.A designates generally a conducbe drawn into tight gripping contact with said tor-supporting tower which includes a crossarin outer edges of the tower leg. B for "supporting an electrical conductor C, said Associated with the base element l is a saddle electrical conductor being normally suspended element 9, said saddle element having opposed so from the crossarm in spaced relation with redivergent leg portions and being provided with "3 spect thereto through the instrumentality of a feet portions 9 that contact with the plate porsuitable string of insulators D. The electrical tion 2 of the base element. By referring to Fig. conductor C is shown in Fig. l of the drawing 1 it will be noted that the plate portion of the as being moved outwardly from its normal 130- base element i of each wire tong support is pro- D by means of wire tongs E and F of suitable which serve to properly locate the feet portions construction, and these wire tongs are attached of the saddle element with respect to said plate to the tower A. by a pair of the improved wire portion. In order to secure the saddle element t0 Supp devices, designated generally in ii to the base element i a bar i l is provided. This m the drawing by thereference character S. bar is secured to the base element by a bolt i2 The leg A of the tower A to which the wire which extends through an opening it formed tong supports S are attached in Fig. l is of anthrough a wall portion of the base element and gular cross-section as shown in Fig. 3 and each i is secured into a screwthreaded opening formed wire tong support includes base clement l in the bar ii. The bar ii is provided with offset 4.3 Which is arranged in assembled relation with end portions Hlwhich extend into alined openings respect to the tower leg A. The base element it formed in the opposed divergent legs of the includes a plate portion 2 which is disposed in saddle element as shown to the best advantage contact with the outer face of one angular exin Fig. 2, where said offset end portions engage tension of the leg A, and said base element inwalls of said alined openings in a manner to no 01116185 @150 a Pa of spaced portions 3 which securely attach the saddle element to the base are disposed at an approximate right angle with element. respectto the plate portion 2 and contact with The saddle element 9 of the structure is prothe outer face of the other angular extension vided with an opening it formed through its of the tower leg. The angular arrangement of forward portion through which a screwthreaded the plate portion 2 and the spaced portions 3 element ii is extended, said screwthreaded ele- 55 ment being provided with a head H at one end thereof which contacts with a face of the saddle element located at the inner end of the opening It. At the outer end of the screwthreaded element ii a jaw member 18 is mounted thereon, said jaw member being provided with a boss having a screwthreaded opening it that receives a portion of the screwthreaded element H. In order to prevent unintended relative rotary movement between the screwthreaded element ll and the jaw member I8, a pin 20 is extended through alined openings formed through the boss of the jaw member and the screwthreaded element. The jaw member includes an arcuate portion at one end of which a pair of spaced apart, outwardly extending ears 2! is arranged. At the opposite end of said arcuate portion of the jaw member I8 is arranged an outwardly extended wing 22. The arcuate portion of the jaw member I8 is provided at its concave face with a lining element 23 formed of suitable yieldable material which is riveted or otherwise secured in place.

Pivoted between the spaced apart ears M of the jaw member It by a pivot pin 2? is the head portion 25 of an outwardly extended, screwthreaded stud 25, and rigidly fixed to and extended outwardly from the wing 22 of said jaw member is a screwthreaded stud 2T. Mounted on the screwthreaded stud 21 is a second jaw member 28 which includes an arcuate portion provided with an outwardly extended wing 29 at one end, said wing being provided with a tapered opening 38 through which the screwthreaded stud 21 extends. At its opposite end the jaw member 28 is provided with an outwardly extended wing 3!, in which a slot 32 is formed which is open at the outer end of said wing, the screwthreaded stud 26 being extended through said slot. The screwthreaded stud 26 has mounted thereon a wing nut 33, and the wing 3| is provided with a depression that receives a washer 34 with which said wing nut contacts. Also, the screwthreaded stud 27 has mounted thereon a wing nut 35 which is adapted to contact with the wing 29 of the jaw member 28, said stud being peaned over at its outer end as indicated at 21' in order to prevent accidental displacement of the wing nut 35 from said stud. The arcuate portion of the jaw member 28 has suitably fixed to it at its concave face a lining element 28 formed of suitable yieldable material.

It is important to note that the opening 96 of the saddle element 9 of the improved structure tapers in opposite directions from a smaller width at the approximate longitudinal center of the opening to a larger width at the opposite ends of the opening. This permits the assembly comprised of the jaw members I8 and 28, the studs 26 and Z1, and the screwthreaded element ll to be swung to the positions X or Y designated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, or positions intermediate of such dotted line positions.

In the use of the improved wire tong support, said device is attached to a tower, the tower A of Fig. 1, for instance, in the manner already explained. The jaw member 28 is then moved away from the jaw member I8 to permit the wire tong to be inserted between said jaw members, said wire tong having been previously clamped to the electrical conductor C. The jaw members are then arranged in such spaced relation that the wire tong H may be moved slidingly between said jaw members. With the jaw members so positioned, the wire tong is moved longitudinally of its major axis between the jaw members I8 and 28 to move the electrical conductor F outwardly from its normal position at the lower end of the string of insulators D, and when the desired displaced position of the conductor has been attained the wing nuts 33 and 35 are screwed inwardly on the studs 26 and 2! to cause the wire tong to be securely clamped between said jaw members. The jaw member 28 is capable of being entirely detached from the stud 26 by raising said stud 26 upwardly out of the slot 32. This permits said jaw member 28 to swing about the stud 21 to entirely displace said jaw member 28 from its operative position with respect to the jaw member 88. However, to prevent unintended detachment of the stud 26 from the jaw member 28 in the manner described, a pin 36 is provided which extends transversely of the upper part of the slot 32 and is seated in apertures formed in the wing 36 at opposite sides of said slot.

If desired sets of blocks (not shown) may be employed in moving the wire tongs E and F outwardly to displace theelectrical conductor C. When this is done one end of the set of blocks is attached to an eye 31 forming a part of an end cap 38 associated with the wire tong to be moved, and the other end of the set of blocks is attached to a suitable part of the tower. When the set of blocks has been operated to move the wire tong to the desired conductor-displacing position, the wire tong is clamped. in place as already explained herein.

While we have shown and described herein a particular type of means for guiding a wire tong during movement thereof and clamping said wire tong in positions to which it may be adjusted, it is to be understood that the invention may be employed with tong guiding and clamping means other than that shown and described herein.

This application is-a continuation in part of an application filed in our names September 23, 1935, and bearing Serial No. 41,731.

We claim:

1. A supporting device adapted for attachment to a support of angular cross-sectional shape, comprising a base element of angular formation adapted to be arranged in assembled relation with respect to said support, means comprising bolts supported by said base portion in crossed relation with respect to each other for securing said base element in such assembled relation with respect to said support, said bolts being provided with end portions which engage portions of said support, a member associated with said base element, and means for connecting said member and said base element together, said means including an element connected intermediate its ends to said base element and extended at its opposite ends through openings formed in said member.

2. A supporting device adapted for attachment to a support of angular cross-sectional shape, comprising a base element of angular formation adapted to be arranged in assembled relation with respect to said support, means comprising bolts supported by said base portion in angular relation with respect to each other for securing said base element in such assembled relation with respect to said support, said bolts being provided with end portions which engage portions of said support, a member associated with said base element, and means for connecting said member and said base element together, said means including an element connected intermediate its ends to said base element and having offset opposite end portions which extend through openings formed in said member.

3. A supporting device adapted for attachment to a support of angular cross-sectional shape, comprising a base element of angular formation adapted to be arranged in assembled relation with respect to said support, means comprising bolts supported by said base portion in crossed relation with respect to each other for securing said base element in such assembled relation with respect to said support, said bolts being provided with hook-shaped end portions which engage portions of said support, a member associated with said base element, and means for connecting said member and said base element, said means including an. element connected intermediate its ends to said base element and having oi'fset opposite end portions which extend through openings formed in said member.

4. A supporting device adapted for attachment to a support of angular cross-sectional shape, comprising a base element of angular formation adapted to be arranged in assembled relation with respect to said support, means comprising pairs of bolts supported by said base portion for securing said base element in such assembled relation with respect to said support, the bolts of each pair of bolts being disposed in crossed relation and said bolts being provided with hook-shaped end portions which engage portions of said support, a member associated with said base element, and means for connecting said member and said base element together, said means including an element connected intermediate its ends to said base element and having offset opposite end portions which extend through openings formed in said member.

5. A supporting device adapted for attachment to a support of angular cross-sectional shape, comprising a base element of angular formation adapted to be arranged in assembled relation with respect to said support, means comprising bolts supported by said base portion in crossed relation with respect to each other for securing said base element in such assembled relation with respect to said support, said bolts being provided with end portions which engage portions of said support, a member associated with said base element, and means for connecting said member and said base element together, said means including an element connected intermediate its ends to said base element and having its opposite ends in engagement with said member.

' ELON J. DE RIGHT.

MELVIN T. TIPSORD. 

